Bullet riddled body of Israeli man found in car

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The body of an Israeli man has been found in a bullet-riddled car in the West Bank.

Palestinian security officials say the body was found in Beit Sahour.

Initial reports say the man, who also carried a foreign passport, had been kidnapped by gunmen.

Earlier, the two largest Palestinian militant factions said they will stick to a truce with Israel despite their accusations that Israel assassinated a West Bank militia leader.

Supporters of Raed Karmi took revenge just hours after his death killing an Israeli soldier and wounding an officer who had left their armoured personnel carrier to question two Palestinians at a checkpoint.

Israel did not confirm or deny involvement in the killing of Karmi, 27, leader of the Al Aqsa Brigades in the West Bank town of Tulkarem.

Karmi had boasted of killing two Tel Aviv restaurant owners and was accused by Israel of having killed a total of nine Israelis. He survived an Israeli missile attack on his car in September.

Karmi's funeral procession wound through the streets of Tulkarem, with mourners carrying his body, wrapped in a Palestinian flag.

Militiamen shot in the air, and one shouted "settlers, beware."

The latest violence undermined US truce efforts, and it is not clear whether Washington mediator Anthony Zinni will return to the region later this week as planned.

Story filed: 14:52 Tuesday 15th January 2002

[monkeyshine]

You run off and prove your statement. You know good and well you won't, because you don't believe in such a person as an innocent Palestinian.

That's absurd. Of course I believe in such a thing as innocent Palestinians. It's further absurd because you are asking me to prove a negative. The burden is on you.